Friday, November 24
Katy, Texas
6 P.M.
Mississippi State
6-0,0-0SEC
81
vs
78
Clemson
4-2,0-0ACC
1
2
3
4
F
Mississippi St.
20
19
26
16
81
Clemson
22
16
20
20
78
Jordan's 24 Points Leads No. 25 Mississippi State Over Clemson, 81-78
November 24, 2023 | Women's Basketball
KATY, TEXAS – Senior guard Jerkaila Jordan poured in 24 points to lead Mississippi State to a 71-68 win over Clemson in its first game at the 2023 Van Chancellor Classic on Friday at the Merrell Center.
With the win, Mississippi State improves to 6-0 on the season. The Bulldogs are also now 5-2 in contests decided by five points or less under head coach Sam Purcell
The 24 points from Jordan marks her 24th career 20-plus point game and the third of the season. She finished 11-18 from the field, in addition to five assists, five rebounds and two steals in 31 minutes.
Graduate student guard Lauren Park-Lane added a point-assist double-double with 11 points and 10 assists in 34 minutes. It marks her 13th career double-double and her 15th game with 10-plus assists. Graduate student center Jessika Carter finished with her fifth-straight double-digit scoring outing with 12 points and four rebounds in 32 minutes.
All 10 Bulldogs saw action in a back-and-forth first half where each team traded runs. Four lead changes and two ties ensued before Mississippi State used on a 9-0 run to take a 38-29 late late in the second quarter. The Tigers quickly responded with a 9-1 surge of their own — all on 3-pointers - to cut the Mississippi State margin to 39-38 behind 11 early points from Jordan heading into the locker room.
Mississippi State flexed its length inside with 20 points in the paint to offset a barrage of first-half threes from Clemson.
Jordan knocked down a buzzer-beating pull-up jumper from right inside the arc that gave Mississippi State a 26-20 advantage in the third quarter and a 65-58 lead heading into the final period. There were six lead changes and four ties throughout the third quarter before Jordan scored seven points in the midst of a 9-2 run to close out the frame.
Jordan and Carter combined for 17 points on 8-13 from the field in the third quarter.
A pull-up jumper from Park-Lane opened up the largest lead of the contest for the Bulldogs at 74-64 with 6:15 minutes left in regulation.
Clemson immediately responded with a 9-0 run over the next 2:39 minutes of action that brought the margin back to one possession at 74-73. Senior guard Darrione Rogers knocked down a deep three from the left corner with 2:53 minutes left in regulation that halted the late spark and pushed the score back to 77-73. Rogers finished with 10 points in 27 minutes off the bench.
Mississippi State shot 50 percent or above from the field in the third game this season and are 9-0 under Purcell when hitting the mark.
The Bulldogs have outrebounded all six opponents this season and are outrebounding their opponents by 19.0 rebounds per game. Mississippi State is 27-2 when outrebounding their opponent under head coach Sam Purcell.
Mississippi State returns to action to take on Arkansas Pine-Bluff at 3:45 p.m. in game two of the classic on Saturday.
With the win, Mississippi State improves to 6-0 on the season. The Bulldogs are also now 5-2 in contests decided by five points or less under head coach Sam Purcell
The 24 points from Jordan marks her 24th career 20-plus point game and the third of the season. She finished 11-18 from the field, in addition to five assists, five rebounds and two steals in 31 minutes.
Graduate student guard Lauren Park-Lane added a point-assist double-double with 11 points and 10 assists in 34 minutes. It marks her 13th career double-double and her 15th game with 10-plus assists. Graduate student center Jessika Carter finished with her fifth-straight double-digit scoring outing with 12 points and four rebounds in 32 minutes.
All 10 Bulldogs saw action in a back-and-forth first half where each team traded runs. Four lead changes and two ties ensued before Mississippi State used on a 9-0 run to take a 38-29 late late in the second quarter. The Tigers quickly responded with a 9-1 surge of their own — all on 3-pointers - to cut the Mississippi State margin to 39-38 behind 11 early points from Jordan heading into the locker room.
Mississippi State flexed its length inside with 20 points in the paint to offset a barrage of first-half threes from Clemson.
Jordan knocked down a buzzer-beating pull-up jumper from right inside the arc that gave Mississippi State a 26-20 advantage in the third quarter and a 65-58 lead heading into the final period. There were six lead changes and four ties throughout the third quarter before Jordan scored seven points in the midst of a 9-2 run to close out the frame.
Jordan and Carter combined for 17 points on 8-13 from the field in the third quarter.
A pull-up jumper from Park-Lane opened up the largest lead of the contest for the Bulldogs at 74-64 with 6:15 minutes left in regulation.
Clemson immediately responded with a 9-0 run over the next 2:39 minutes of action that brought the margin back to one possession at 74-73. Senior guard Darrione Rogers knocked down a deep three from the left corner with 2:53 minutes left in regulation that halted the late spark and pushed the score back to 77-73. Rogers finished with 10 points in 27 minutes off the bench.
Mississippi State shot 50 percent or above from the field in the third game this season and are 9-0 under Purcell when hitting the mark.
The Bulldogs have outrebounded all six opponents this season and are outrebounding their opponents by 19.0 rebounds per game. Mississippi State is 27-2 when outrebounding their opponent under head coach Sam Purcell.
Mississippi State returns to action to take on Arkansas Pine-Bluff at 3:45 p.m. in game two of the classic on Saturday.
Team Stats
MSU
CU
FG%
.500
.558
3FG%
.389
.458
FT%
.714
.692
RB
29
24
TO
11
17
STL
10
4
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
24
FGM
11
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
12
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Players Mentioned
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